Sock or stocking.



, A. POETZI...

. socKoR STOGKING. APPLICATION F ILED NOV. 18, 1904.

PATISBTTEJJJULY16,w 1907.

' ANDREW POETZli, OF NEW YORK,N. Y.,

ASSIGNOR TO PAUL GUENTHER,'OF DOVER, NEW

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 1 ,1907.

Applicationiilsd November 18, 1904. flerisl No. 233,249.

-To all whom it may'concer'li:

Be it known that I, ANDREW Forum, a citizen of the German Empire, residing at New York city, Brooklyn, county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Socks or Stockings, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a sock or stocking provided with a reinforcing toe cap which greatly prolongs the life of the fabric.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a side view of the foot of a sock or stocking embodying my invention; Fig. 2 a longitudinal section through the toe portion thereof; Fig. 3 a cross section on line 33, Fig 2, and Fig. 4 asection'similar to Fig. 2, showing the toe unlooped. p

The letter 11, represents the foot of a sock or stock- "dhg, the sole, heel and toe of which are reinforced in the usual manner, the reinforcement of the toe extending to the line a. Within the tip of the stocking is inclosed a knitted cop b, which is shorter thanthe reinforced section of the toe, extending to the line b The cap. I), is preferably of the same thickness as the reinforced section of the stocking It is connected this 16th day of November, 15104.

thereto by interlooping at its apex b and also at its base b, but it is disconnected therefrom between apex and base. During manufacture, the apex ofthe cap b, is slightly setback from the tip of the toe, (Fig. 4), so that a strip of meshes a, offthe latter project beyond the meshes of the former. These projecting meshes a, are interlooped to close the stocking, (Fig. 2), the construction described preventing undue thickness at the tip of the finished article.

. It will be seen that by my invention the too is e ifectively reinforced, and that the foot must wear through two separate and distinct knitted layers before the stocking is worn through.

What I claim is: The combination with the toe of a stocking, of 9. ca

' within the toe formed hf a separate thickness of material and secured to the toe at its base and apex, said cap iieing loose or disconnected from the toe between its base and apex.

Signed by mie'at New York city, (Manhattam) N. 87.,

ANDREW iOi i'iZL.

Witnesses:

\ An'rrrun ZUMPE,

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